Many people may know Antonio Brown for his outstanding performances, as a wide-receiver and punt returner for the Pittsburgh, Steelers. His performances over the years have brought him many awards. Antonio Brown has broken numerous records for the Steelers and also in the entire NFL. He has broken NFL records such as, the most catches in a four year span, and the most receiving yards in a single season. The Pittsburgh receiver also set records for the team. Such as, the most receptions in a two-game span, and the most receiving yards in a two-game span. But, in the beginning he had some hard times growing up in Liberty City, Miami Florida . Antonio Brown was born on July 10, 1988, in Liberty City, Miami Florida. The famous Pittsburgh receiver …show more content…
attended Miami Norland Senior High School, in Miami, Florida, where he played wide-receiver, running back, punt-returner, and quarterback. During Brown's teenage years his father Eddie Brown, a famous arena football player, who was voted the league's greatest player ever, was not around. Antonio lived with his mother who remarried. His stepfather then threw him out of the house. Brown was homeless for around six-months of his high school senior year. During Brown’s senior year he was offered a scholarship to play football for Florida State, but he was later denied for academic reasons.
Instead he went to North Carolina Tech, a prep school he went to so he could retake the SAT test and still play a little football. It was at North Carolina Tech, where he started getting noticed by receiver recruiting coaches. Butch Jones, a coach from West Virginia University, then recruited Brown. Coach Butch left West Virginia University, and went to Central Michigan University, where Brown followed as a walk-on. He was very impressive as a walk-on freshman and Central Michigan immediately offered him a scholarship. Brown won the Mid-American conference Freshman of the Year, and was All-Conference as a punt returner his freshman year. His sophomore year, Antonio started every single game, and hauled in ninety-three receptions, 998 receiving yards, and seven touchdowns. Brown's junior year, he ended the season with 110 receptions, 1,198 receiving yards, and nine touchdowns. Breaking four school records. On January 7, 2010, Brown announced that he would not be attending Central Michigan University his senior year, and that he would be going to the 2010, NFL …show more content…
draft. Antonio Brown was drafted as the 195th pick in the 6th round to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 NFL Draft.
On June 10, 2010, Brown signed a three-year, $1.28 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brown didn’t play much for the Steelers’ his rookie year, being a fifth string receiver. Brown finished the regular season with only 16 receptions and 167 receiving yards, playing only ten games. Brown finished his first post-season game with only three reception and 75 receiving yards, beating the Baltimore Ravens. Steelers advance to the AFC championship where they walked away victorious over the New York Jets sealing the AFC title. Brown ended that game with only 1 reception for 14 yards setting the final score at 24-19. This win advanced the Steelers to their eighth Super Bowl visit and Antonio Brown's first appearance. Brown appeared in his first Super Bowl ending the game with only one catch for one yard, in the 31-25 Super Bowl XLV loss to the Green Bay
Packers. After Brown’s first season in the NFL, he decided to train even harder, going into competition with other receivers such as Emmanuel Sanders, and Arnaz Battle for the third string wide-receiver spot after Antwaan Randle El left. Brown captured the third string position, and was named the starting kick returner and punt returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The season opener was a battle against the Baltimore Ravens, where Brown picked up two receptions for 14 yards and 3 kickoff returns of 34 yards. On October 30, 2011, Antonio had a season high with nine receptions and 67 receiving yards, catching his first NFL touchdown pass. The next game he caught five receptions with 109 yards. The first game of his career where he got more than 100 receiving yards. On November 13, 2011, Antonio Brown started at wide-receiver for the first time in his professional career. Brown finished his second regular season with 69 receptions, 1,108 receiving yards, and two touchdowns in 16 games. But, he only started 3 games. Going into the postseason for the second time in his career he finished the first round with five receptions and 70 receiving yards and 18 rushing yards. Unfortunately, Steelers lose in overtime with a final score of 29-23. Brown became the first NFL player to reach more than 1,000 yards in receiving and punt returning in the same year. Later, Brown was chosen the be the punt returner for the AFC team in his first career Pro Bowl. In that game, he caught two passes for 14 yards to help beat the NFC team 51-49.
Does the team they played for have the most Superbowl rings? Troy Polamalu and James Harrison are the two best players to ever play in the NFL because their team they changed NFL defenses, and are some of the strongest NFL players and are some of the best at their positions. The way they play the game of football is awesome they just stand out in the games. They also are really strong James Harrison is the overall strongest OLB/DE to play the game. Troy Polamalu is one of the most, if not the most versatile Strong Safety/Free Safety to play the game. There were two coaches who coached them Bill Cowher, Mike Tomlin. The Steelers got their name from Cleveland republic steel 1962. The stadium is located in Pittsburgh, PA.
told his father, the coach for his team, “I don’t want to play wide receiver no more.”
Jerry Rice was a hardworking brick layer with his dad and his siblings. He found out about football from school when the coaches there picked him up. Jerry Rice was very talented and caught the eye of college scouts and was enrolled at Mississippi Valley State University in 1981. Through his 4 year college career, he hauled in 4,692 receiving yards and collected and 18 Division I-AA records.
Among them are organizations supporting breast cancer research, veteran outreach, and making children’s dreams come true with the Make A Wish Foundation. During games Odell often wears cleats to raise awareness and funds for the charities he supports. OBJ also impacts children’s lives through his football camps and positivity. Odell truly loves the opportunity to meet his fans and be a positive role model for his fans.In almost every game odell catch a one handed catch.Odell Beckham is one of the fasts and the only one that can catch an one handed catch odell was the most attending player s in the school history, Odell gets his skills from his father because his father played for LSU until Odell father got injured he was out.Odells father relied on his son to go to college and take up after hi father and play football and Odell did odell went to college and played football.In 2014 Odell got elected to go play for the New York Giants that's when Odell life all started when he went to college and then he went to the NFL and played odell been playing football for the New York Giants for 3
He is in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame. He was won 59 games in his Career and lost 57 games, while having 8 ties. He has thrown for 24,410 yards. That ranks 73rd for the most passing yards ever. That’s ahead of Hall of Famer, Roger Staubach. He has also thrown for 170 passing touchdowns. That ranks 61st for the most touchdowns ever thrown. That is ahead of Hall of Famers, Sid Luckman, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, and Troy Aikman. He now lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He became the NMSU Chemical Engineering professor, but retired in 2012.
Bobby Brown is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and rapper. His net worth is $2 million.
Brett Favre grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach. He grew up in Kiln, Mississippi and went to high school in there. His high school, Hancock North Central, honored him this past May by re-naming the field, 'Brett Favre Field,' and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadium's entrance. The school previously had retired his jersey, Number 10, in 1993. He stayed in the south to go to college where he went to Southern Miss. He became the starter at Southern Miss in his third game of his freshman season. Favre majored in special education. He led his Southern Mississippi team to 29 victories, including two bowl victories, during his four varsity seasons, 1987-90, and climaxed his collegiate career by earning a MVP award in the East-West Shrine game featuring the nation's best seniors. Favre set school records for passing yards (8,193), pass attempts (1,234), completions (656), completion percentage (53.2), touchdowns (55), and with only 35 interceptions. His production included five 300-yard passing games and five 3-TD performances, while his 7,695 regular-season passing yards ranked him among the top 30 of all-time NCAA passers. His 1.57 interception ratio in 1988 was the lowest among the 50 top-ranked passers in the nation, and his 2.9 interception rate for his four-year career also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history. Also he was the MVP of the All-American Bowl at the conclusion of his senior year. All those records and stats and that was only in college!!!
Brett Favre was born in Gulfport, Mississippi on October 10, 1969. He was the second
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In the novel “Black Boy” by Richard Wright, Richard’s different character traits are revealed through multiple different instances of indirect characterization. Indirect characterization is a literary element commonly used in the novel. It is when the author reveals information about a character through that character's thoughts, words, actions, and how other characters respond to that character; such as what they think and say about him. Richard is put into many circumstances where the way he acts, the things he says and thinks, and the way others respond to him clearly show his character. Richard shows his pride when he refuses to fight Harrison for white men’s entertainment, principles when he doesn’t take advantage of Bess even though he has the opportunity, and ignorance when he sells KKK papers.
John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut in 1800 and grew up in Hudson, Ohio with a family of sixteen children (2, 1).
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Jackie Robinson once said that “"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." (Brainy Quotes). Jackie Robinson faced more abuse than any other baseball player. Jackie Robinson had his mind set on breaking the color barrier for African Americans. Jackie Robinson had the muscle strength and talent to inspire and change the color barrier in Major League baseball. Jackie Robinson was one of the most significant baseball players that America has ever known for Jackie Robinson’s bravery to stop the color barrier for, his inspiration he gave to people all around the world and for his accomplishments during baseball and outside of baseball this made him one of the most valuable players in the National League.
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